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BEIJING--China began retaliating on Tuesday against South Korea and Japan, two of the countries which have imposed COVID-19 curbs on travelers from China, the last major economy to reopen its borders after three years of isolation.

By Yew Lun Tian and Eduardo Baptista

A summary by a publication managed by the Communist Party’s official newspaper says infections have been declining in Beijing and several Chinese provinces.

With the virus let loose, China has stopped publishing daily infection tallies and reports five or fewer deaths a day since policy U-turn.

By Martin Quin Pollard and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing retaliated on Tuesday against South Korea's COVID-19 curbs on travellers from

China's embassy in Seoul said on Tuesday it has stopped issuing short-term visas for visitors from South Korea, the first retaliatory move against countries imposing COVID-19 curbs on travellers from China, where the virus is spreading unchecked. China reopened its borders on Sunday after three years of isolation, removing the last major restriction that was part of a "zero-COVID" regime which it abruptly began dismantling in early December after historic protests against the curb...

China retaliates against S.Koreas Covid curbs, says outbreaks past peaks

The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended the issue of short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said in a notice on Tuesday, the first re...

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Beijing has stopped issuing short-term visas for visitors from South Korea after it imposed Covid-19 curbs on travellers from China.